"single point of failure" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-single point of failure.wav Forms: single points of failure [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|single points of failure}} single point of failure (plural single points of failure)
  1. A component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail, would cause the entire device or network to fail (normally eliminated by adding redundancy). Synonyms: SPF, SPOF Translations (a component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy): 單點故障 /单点故障 (Chinese Mandarin), yksittäinen vikaantumispiste (Finnish), felkritisk systemdel [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-single_point_of_failure-en-noun-7zCIayMh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'a component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy': 98 2
  2. (by extension) A minor mistake that creates a chain reaction. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-single_point_of_failure-en-noun-SGnwDqGK

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Alternative forms

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